Serves 2 Prep time: 5 mins Cooking time: 30 mins Total time: 35 mins
Ingredients: 2 English muffins, cut in half horizontally 1 tsp olive oil 2 heaping cups spinach 4 large eggs 1 tsp white vinegar Salt and pepper, to taste ¼ Japanese sweet potato (sub any variety sweet potato) ½ tsp liquid smoke ½ tbsp maple syrup 1 BOU Vegetable Bouillon cube 3 egg yolks ¼ tsp spicy brown mustard ½ lemon, juiced ½ cup butter, melted and hot
Instructions:
For the sweet potato “bacon”:
Preheat oven to 450.
Slice sweet potato into very thin matchsticks.
In small bowl whisk together liquid smoke, maple syrup, and BOU vegetable bouillon cube until well combined.
Toss sweet potato in mixture and lay flat on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
Bake for 10 minutes, toss, and bake for 5 minutes. Let cool and harden before serving. Set aside.
For the poached eggs:
In a medium pot, heat at least 4” of water over high heat. Once boiling, reduce heat to low and add white vinegar.
Crack a cold, large egg into a small ramekin.
Use a spoon or spatula to create a vortex in the water, once spinning carefully pour your egg into the center. Let cook for 3 minutes before scooping out with a slotted spoon.
Do this for all 4 eggs. If you feel the water temperature has gotten too low, bring it back to a boil before moving on to the next egg.
For the base:
Heat skillet over medium heat with 1 tsp olive oil. Once hot, add muffins to pan, cook on each side just until browned. Transfer muffin halves to your serving plates.
Add spinach, salt and pepper to the same skillet and toss constantly just until wilted. Evenly divide spinach onto your muffin halves.
For the hollandaise sauce:
Add egg yolks, spicy brown mustard, and lemon juice to a blender. Blend on high for 5 seconds.
Bring the blender to a high speed, and slowly pour the butter in a steady stream. The sauce should thicken as you pour the butter.
For assembly:
Add poached eggs to the muffin and spinach base, and drizzle with hollandaise sauce. Top with sweet potato “bacon. Serve immediately.
